Hawke™ VME NTDS Serial Type D and E

Proven high-performance serial NTDS for VMEbus computers

A versatile single-board computer with serial NTDS I/O channel

• Supports Distributed Processing
• On-board Monitor and Debugger
• EPROM for User Application

The Serial Hawke connects VMEbus computers to military computers and peripherals with MIL-STD-1397C Type D (NTDS Serial) and E (Low Level Serial) interfaces. But it's capabilities go far beyond those of a conventional I/O board. It's architecture is unique in the industry because it combines the power and reliability of a 32-bit MC68020 processor and an industry standard VMEbus interface controller. With onboard memory, an onboard debugger, and the ability to run C or assembly language programs from RAM or EPROM, the Serial Hawke is a powerful and versatile single board computer with a full duplex NTDS I/O channel. The Serial Hawke supports distributed processing with the ability to run user applications onboard, which improves VMEbus bandwidth and offloads the host computer.

Serial Hawke Type D

Serial Hawke Type E

• MIL-STD-1397C, Type D and E compliant
• Full-duplex, 32-bit serial NTDS transfers at 10Mbits/sec.
• User-programmable MC68020 CPU
• Standard VMEbus interface controller (VIC) for 100% VMEbus compatibility
• High-speed, 32-bit block Mode VME transfer
• 512KB RAM for NTDS I/O, CPU, and VMEbus access
• Dynamically allocate RAM for NTDS I/O or onboard programs
• User EPROM socket supports up to 1MB of user programs
• Parallel access to NTDS data and status words
• Independent word count registers and time-out countersfor NTDS input and output
• Independent transmit and receive transaction cancel
• Maskable interrupts
• Built-in Test (BIT) with internal loopback capability
• Built-in, menu-driven System Monitor program links Serial Hawke to PC or terminal via RS-232C port
• Built-in assembler/disassembler and debugger
• Perform loopback and basic NTDS operations from a menu-driven interface without software
• Perform internal loopback without disconnecting cables
• Front panel LEDs for reset, bus error, user, halt, test and watchdog timer
• Up to 16 Serial Hawke boards may be used in a single VMEbus system

• Single word or burst mode NTDS transfers
• Fully configurable SIS/SOS control frames
• Ability to disable SIS/SOS for testing
• Programmable sink and source time-out counters
• Supports all MIL-STD-1397C system integrity features
• Parity error, framing error, illegal condition
• SIS time-out (No SIS control frame or IF from source)
• SOS or IF time-out (No SOS control frame response from sink)
• Sink NOT READY time-out (SIS NOT READY control frame response from sink)

Software Drivers Available*
SNAPS
PowerIO
(Operating Systems supported by PowerIO™ drivers and includes: Windows NT®, VxWorks®, Solaris™, Linux®, HP-UX)
*Contact factory for new OS support


Hawke VME NTDS Serial D and E Technical Specs

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